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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 14: U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrives at the U.S. Capitol before casting a tie-breaking vote to block a Venezuela war powers resolution on January 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. Republicans voted to block the legislation after receiving assurances from President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio of no U.S. forces remaining in Venezuela and pledges for congressional involvement in major future operations. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Vance breaks tie to block Venezuelan war powers bill to limit Trump’s military power

Vice President JD Vance cast the deciding vote against a Venezuelan war powers resolution that would have prevented President Donald Trump from taking further military action against the country without giving advance notice to Congress.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 16: U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) speaks to reporters outside of a House Oversight Committee hearing on Washington, D.C. at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 16, 2023 in Washington, DC. Yesterday two of Connolly's staff members were attacked and injured by a man wielding a bat who came into his district office in Fairfax, Virginia. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Virginia Democrat Gerry Connolly dies at 75 after battle with esophageal cancer

Democrat Virginia Representative Gerry Connolly died Wednesday morning after battling esophageal cancer, his family announced.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 25: Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Israel, testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Huckabee, the former governor and presidential candidate, answered questions on Israel and its campaign against Hamas. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee Appointed As U.S. Ambassador To Israel

The Senate on Wednesday announced that former Arkansas GOP Governor Mike Huckabee, an ordained Southern Baptist pastor, will be President Donald Trump’s U.S. ambassador to Israel.